Boat Model

2003-43-150A

From: Siberia | Amur River

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 2003-43-150A
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Siberia | Amur River
Culture Area Siberia
Section American
Materials Wood | Vegetable Fiber | Paint
Technique Carved | Painted
Description

Large wooden model of a rowboat; curved bottom of a single piece of wood with keel carved the full length and cutwater attached at bow; each side consists of a single plank of wood extending beyond stern to support a flat; the sides curve to meet the stem at the model's bow; six thwarts span the hull; carved overlays of wood decorate the stern sides and support simple wooden gunwales; these overlays are outlined with black paint; three oars accompany the model.

Credit Line Gift of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum (also known as the Philadelphia Civic Center Museum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2003
Other Number 1899.1.150 a/d - Other Number | 74-1-134 - Other Number | P131 - Other Number

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